Alex Weir (musician)
Alex Weir is an American guitarist.
Weir came to prominence in the 1970s with the funk/R&B band The Brothers Johnson. He is the cousin of fellow band members George and Louis Johnson.
He went on to work with the bands Talking Heads and the Tom Tom Club on their albums, and in concert. He appears in the 1984 concert film, Stop Making Sense.
Additionally, Weir has worked as a session musician with a variety of artists, including Toni Childs. He worked on several Jerry Harrison solo albums including the critically acclaimed Casual Gods released in 1988. The album spawned the US Mainstream Charts hit: single Rev It Up which topped out at #7 in late 1987.
